Sip Heritag Drinks with Korean Brew Master in Bukchon
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Discover the delicate and deeply rooted art of Korean traditional alcohol through an immersive exploration of regional stories, brewing philosophy, terroir, and the cultural rituals surrounding drinking in Korea. Far beyond a simple tasting, this experience invites you to understand Korean alcohol as a living heritage shaped by climate, agriculture, history, and everyday life.
Guided by specialists in Korean food and fermentation culture, you will explore multiple styles of traditional Korean alcohol, including makgeolli, yakju, takju, and soju. Each brew is introduced with careful explanation, allowing you to compare textures, aromas, flavors, and brewing methods while gaining insight into how ingredients, fermentation techniques, and regional environments influence the final character of each drink. Rather than focusing on quantity, the experience emphasizes understanding, context, and sensory awareness.
This refined experience is open exclusively to travelers of legal drinking age
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 21 years
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. Solo travelers, please contact us individually.
A maximum of 12 people per booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village is a place in Seoul where many old traditional houses are located. Walking through Bukchon, you will be able to see a variety of master's craft workshops and shops built on the traditional Korean house called "Hanok".
Bukchon Hanok Village
It is also naturally connected to the Brew Master's workshop where you can taste, learn and buy traditional alcohol. After finishing the Bukchon Walkiing tour, you will visit the workshop of the famous Korean woman brewer. Here, you will learn about the culture and basic contents of Korean traditional alcohol of two kinds of fermented rice wine called "takju(cloudy rice wine that is an original form of makgeolli)" and "yakju(cleared rice wine)." Then you can discover how to make soju from the distillation of yakju. You also can taste 4 different variations Korean Traditional Alcohol including Takju, Yakju, Mageolli and Soju. And you also learn drinking etiquette here.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Alcoholic Beverages
Upscale local food at the Brewery Restaurant with Premium Makgeolli.
Additional food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
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Sip Heritag Drinks with Korean Brew Master in Bukchon
Reviews
24 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Immersive traditional experience
yuliakJ3122XL,,Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such an insightful experience! You don't only get to simply taste the food and drinks, but you also learn the historical significance and and the story behind it. So relaxing and immersive :)
Great 1st Day in Korea
Imelda C,,Nov 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00One less star because direction on where to meet was not very clear. For someone who is not familiar with the area, the meeting place was a little difficult to find. It’s a good thing we left early. The good part, YG, our tour guide was very pleasant and very knowledgeable. He speaks very good english as well. Getting to see a brew master was very cool and our dinner was delicious. YG is a great start on our 1st day of our tour!
Highly recommended, interesting and delicious
Nathaniel N,,Apr 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We (a couple) had an awesome experience, even with just two people. Our guide,Veronica, was very knowledgeable, funny and kind. The masterbrewer was similarly cool and served us delicious traditional rice wine. The food at the end is incredible and not to be missed. Great to eat food from a different part of Korea. Highly recommend!
Absolutely perfect Korean hospitality!
JafaGrl,,Feb 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was an absolutely incredible experience. Veronica was the most perfect guide who taught us so much about Seoul's history and Korean culture. My partner and I are both Koreaboos and having such a personalised, casual but respectful experience was truly a joy. The traditional alcohols and the stories that accompanied the tastings was just so special and the dinner afterwards was sumptuous and such a wonderful time. Veronica was extremely respectful of my accessibility needs and checked in with me in such an empathetic, caring way. It was GREATLY appreciated and I am so sorry this review has taken so long to post! Will definitely be booking with Veronica the next time we are in Seoul!
Fantastic way to learn about Korean brewing culture
Bridgecat,,Nov 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a cool way to learn about magkeolli. Veronica and Ms. Kwan were both extremely knowledgable and willing to share. The tasting was a very nice experience and the food afterwards was excellent. Thank you!
Wonderful tasting experience
Laurie P,,Sep 26, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00We booked this tour as a private tour for the 5 of us. We were pleasantly surprised that the soju brewers place was in the Bukchon Hanok Village. Such a lovely, peaceful area to walk around in the evening. Our guide, Veronica, was friendly and knowledgeable. The dinner afterwards was delightful.
Best wine rice tour and tbe food thst goes eith it
Edna G,,May 21, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide veronica on top all the places snd course she promissed gave us historical explanations on our wsy and we enjoyed it very much.The tasting wss of 4 differanant alchol and the woman shoed ud sll the proces so detail. The dinner se ate with veronica sss so big with a lot lot lot of mackoly. We rste it as the best wind rice tour.
It was very fascinating...
Savannah H,,May 15, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00It was very fascinating to learn about how each traditional alcohol is made and we enjoyed our trip to the brew master’s workshop. The dinner was very interesting, and although it wasn’t really our taste, it was still interesting to try the traditional seafood dishes.
Great time
Katrin I,,May 15, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00We really enjoyed the tasting and the opportunity to see how traditional Korean alcohol is made. We loved how cozy our little group felt. Our guide Veronica made sure not only that we had a great dinner, but she also showed us around the neighbourhood and made great suggestions for things to do. We highly recommend this tour to any traveler who likes having a good time while also learning new things!
Food and booze
Dee E,,Apr 14, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00A great traditional introduction to Korean alcohol and great guide with great experiences and good food.
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